Ponencia en Valencia FOL Febrero 2014 El docente emprendedor
Possehl Antiskid Surface For Takeoff And Landing Runways
1. EXPERTS IN SURFACINGS
VEHICULAR-USE SURFACES
POSSEHL ANTISKID ® INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING AREAS
AIRCRAFT-USE PAVEMENTS
The special High-Friction Surface for takeoff cds-EPOXY SYSTEMS & FLOORING MATERIALS
and landing runways
A MEMbER OF THE POSSEHL GROUP
2. POSSEHL ANTISKID® For improved safety in air travel,
increased economy and runway surface longevity
Today, modern aircraft and highly sophis- The balanced micro and macro texture of
ticated electronics in cockpits and control POSSEHL ANTISKID® significantly reduces
stations make taking off and landing possi- the danger of hydroplaning, while increas-
ble in nearly all kinds of weather. ing directional stability in the presence of
crosswinds. Surface water can flow off
Critical to landing and takeoff safety is the through the spaces between the tire con-
traction of the landing gear tires on the run- tact surface and the microstructure of the
way surface. coarse mineral aggregates. ANTISKID® placement at Athens Airport
In the continuing effort required to keep The friction is not impaired by slippery
up with the ever-increasing demands of air weather conditions, such as slush, hoar- For example, POSSEHL ANTISKID® guar-
travel, all of the technical and operational frost, ice-film or surfaces wetted with de- antees constant directional stability in the
possibilities must be closely examined for icing agents, longer distances are not event of a rejected takeoff (RTO) before V1
potential means of increasing capacity. required to brake the aircraft and the ad- has been reached.
The high-friction properties of POSSEHL vanced surfacing is so effective that the an-
ANTISKID® significantly reduce runway ti-skid braking system of the aircraft does At TAKEOFF and LANDING:
occupation time, while increasing safety not activate. Even when the runway is damp or wet, the
and capacity and, thereby, profitability. 15% increase in the Landing Distance Re-
Thanks to its excellent frictional properties, quired (LDR) as stipulated in the JAR-OPS1-
POSSEHL ANTISKID®, a thin high-friction POSSEHL ANTISKID® also minimizes the Definition (EASA) is unnecessary. because
surface, is laid in accordance with ICAO section of rubber residue build-up from tires the dynamic hydroplaning is significantly
“Aerodrome Design Manual - Part 3” guide- on the touch-down zone by 40 %. reduced, safety is vastly improved during
lines and the “Advisory Circular” takeoff and landing.
requirements issued by the US Federal The unique texture of the surfacing pro-
Aviation Administration for the construction vides many other important advantages for Runway surfaces are subject to continu-
of skid resistant runway surfaces. air travel. ous impacts and stress due to takeoffs and
The ANTISKID® surface fulfils the design ob- landings as well as taxiing traffic, weather
jective coefficient stipulated in ICAO, At TAKEOFF: conditions and the effects of fuel, hot en-
Annex 14, as well as the Performance POSSEHL ANTISKID® minimizes the rolling gine blasts, exhaust, deicing agents and
Definitions of the European Aviation Safety resistance and loss of traction during ac- other winter maintenance activities. These
Agency’s JAR-OPS1 for skid resistance on celeration on wet runways, while vastly im- influences lead to the degradation of the
dry and wet runways. proving directional stability, in particular, in asphalt base course and loosening of the
crosswinds. mineral aggregate.
3. EXPERTS IN SURFACINGS
VEHICULAR-USE SURFACES
INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING AREAS
AIRCRAFT-USE PAVEMENTS
cds-EPOXY SYSTEMS & FLOORING MATERIALS
REIFEN / TIRE /
PNEU / NEUmáTICO
ANTISKID
The schematic diagram shows clearly that water
flows off through the spaces between the tire
contact surface and the edges of the grain particles.
This drainage provides reliable protection against
flotation of the tires and prevents the dreaded Night placement of an EP-ANTISKID® (epoxy resin)
hydroplaning effect. surface at Dortmund Airport
The next step in the degradation process, POSSEHL ANTISKID® is the most effective
a dreaded one, is the presence of foreign and economical surfacing system available
object debris (FOD) on the runway, which for the improvement of skid resistance and
can cause damage to the engines and air- surface protection. More than thirty million
frames of aircraft. At this point surface re- square meters have been applied at over
newal has become inevitable. 130 airports in the last fifty years. Thanks
to our unique method of application, tech- POSSEHL ANTISKID® has also proven its value in the
military sector throughout many years of use.
Utilizing high quality materials, POSSEHL nological know how and modern machinery If required, an additional camouflaging tone-down
ANTIKSID® provides reliable and lasting run- and equipment, we can put down between can be applied to takeoff and landing runways by
means of a special tinting of the surface material in
way surface protection against these dete- 25,000 and 30,000 square meters per day any color desired.
riorating influences, improves braking and, and 5,000 to 20,000 square meters per
furthermore, optimally preserves the sub- night, limiting airport air traffic only minimal-
base of air traffic surfaces. ly, if at all. Planning Level as specified in ICAO, Annex
14. POSSEHL ANTISKID® has clearly dem-
The study group “Airport and Ground Envi- Due to POSSEHL ANTISKID®’s minimum onstrated its reliability establishing a proven
ronment (AGE)” of the German Airline thickness of merely 4 mm, the raising of name for itself in the over fifty years it has
Pilot Association (VC) states that negative existing runway lighting (at a top edge in- been in use.
effects on the life span of aircraft tires due stallation height of ± 0 mm), gutters, high-
to the superior runway friction properties speed exits and runway shoulders is unnec- Airports of various sizes and volumes have
are not to be expected. essary. The system’s functional attributes chosen POSSEHL ANTISKID® throughout
and protection of the substrate have proven the years, including Amsterdam, Athens,
POSSEHL ANTISKID® accommodates win- to last for over twelve years without notice- brussels, Madrid, Prague, berlin-Tegel, ber-
ter maintenance particularly well, as the able degradation. lin-Schönefeld, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Er-
surface texture delays the icing process furt, Friedrichshafen, Rotterdam, Ljublja-
and facilitates ice-free conditions. In fact, In many cases tests have shown that even na, Sarajevo, Maastricht, Saarbrücken and
the use of deicing agents is cut down by up after twelve years of operation the friction Egelsbach to name just a few of the civil
to 85 %, thereby providing savings and val- coefficient of heavily trafficked ANTISKID ®
airports that benefit from the advantages of
uable protection to the environment. surfaces was still above the Maintenance the POSSEHL ANTISKID® surface.
4. EXPERTS IN SURFACINGS
VEHICULAR-USE SURFACES
INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING AREAS
AIRCRAFT-USE PAVEMENTS
cds-EPOXY SYSTEMS & FLOORING MATERIALS
A MEMbER OF THE POSSEHL GROUP
POSSEHL SPEZIALbAU GMbH – POSSEHL SPEZIALbAU GMbH
a member of the POSSEHL Group, Lübeck – Gau-bickelheimer Straße 72
was founded in 1956. The head office is 55576 Sprendlingen
located Sprendlingen, Germany. Germany
Phone +49 (67 01) 93 50-0
The company offers construction services and Fax +49 (67 01) 93 50-50
cds -epoxy systems & flooring materials for
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